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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has just accepted in writing the Finance Ministry’s proposal on the implementation of centralized medical isolation fees to enter Vietnam. In particular, there are many new points about quarantine fees and medical examination and treatment for people with COVID-19.
The minimum isolation fee is 120,000 VND per person per day.
Accordingly, in case a person entering Vietnam wishes to perform isolation in a hotel, resort or other establishment selected as a centralized isolation site and approved by the competent authority, the person will pay for it. The expenses of food, accommodation and stay in the isolation period for hotels, resorts or other establishments are at the prices set by the hotels, resorts or other establishments.
In cases where people entering Vietnam conduct concentrated isolation in military barracks, military schools and other establishments designated by the competent state agencies as places of concentrated isolation, they themselves must pay food expenses at 80,000 VND / day , the living expenses during the days of medical isolation are 40,000 VND / day.
The authorities also require that all foreigners entering Vietnam purchase international health insurance, which has a scope of payment for medical examination and treatment in Vietnam according to the period of stay in Vietnam. . At the same time, all entry into Vietnam must comply with the test order for SARS-CoV-2 and pay the medical center test fee according to the current rates for medical services.
Regarding the cost of the examination and treatment of COVID-19 for the Vietnamese people, the Government continues to approve the state budget guaranteeing, in accordance with the provisions of Clause 2, Article 48 of the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Law.
In the case of foreigners, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health the main responsibility and coordination with the relevant ministries and agencies to, soon, inform the Government for presentation to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the National Assembly for the consideration and amendment of Clause 2. Article 48 of the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Law to adapt to the current situation.
Without health insurance, you will have to pay for the medical examination and COVID-19 treatment yourself.
Regarding the cost of examination and treatment for other illnesses during the period of concentrated medical isolation, for individuals with health insurance, health insurance agencies, organizations and companies that pay part of the cost of examination and treatment. Within the scope of the right to health insurance, individuals must pay the patient’s part of the copayment and outside the scope of health insurance, if any.
For those who do not have health insurance, the new guide states that patients can pay the full cost of the medical examination and treatment by themselves at the price established by the competent authorities in accordance with the law on medical examinations and treatments. , instead of the budget to pay as before.
The above provisions apply to cases of entry into Vietnam and centralized isolation as of September 1, 2020.
Regarding the collection of isolation fees, testing costs for cases that wish to carry out isolation in a hotel, resort or other establishment selected as a centralized isolation place, will be carried out from August 24. 2020, under the direction of the Prime Minister in Official Office No. 7038 dated August 24, 2020 of the Government Office.
In the past, hundreds of thousands of people have been isolated and herded in shelters, military barracks, and state isolation facilities at the cost of transportation, testing, lodging, and fishing services. All people (from toothpaste to face towels) are covered by the state budget.
For COVID-19 patients, those with health insurance, the health insurance fund pays for the medical exam and treatment, and for those without insurance, the state budget pays. For foreign patients, medical expenses are covered by insurance companies.
Most of the hospital fees among more than 1,000 COVID-19 patients in Vietnam are 91 British pilot patients, the cost of medical examination and treatment in Vietnam from 18-3 to 12-7 is many billions of VND, all due to the patient’s company has insurance and payment.
Information from the Health Ministry said that after returning to the UK on July 12, the patient was treated for a while and was discharged from the hospital, now he can walk.
Last time, there were passengers on a flight from Australia to Vietnam voluntarily quarantined at a 4-star hotel in Quang Ninh, with an isolation fee of over VND 20-80 million / person / 14 days optional. of the passenger.
